Melvin Van Peebles

American film director (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song)
Died on Wednesday September 22nd 2021


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@PolledMovie: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the 'Godfather' of Black cinema - 3 years ago

@SCFathers: Mario Van Peebles reflects in celebration on his iconic father’s film and civil rights legacy. Watch this memorable… - 3 years ago

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@R_Alan_writes: R.I.P. to brother Melvin Van Peebles. ============ Our newest full comic is FREE at the link below, no subscription… - 3 years ago

@TPRCinema: AUDIO: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the 'Godfather' of Black cinema - 3 years ago

@dailynewsupd: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the 'Godfather' of Black cinema - 3 years ago

@DGSpeaks: New story on NPR: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the 'Godfather' of Black cinema - 3 years ago

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@JohnDemetry: RT @NRO: Melvin Van Peebles’s masterpiece defends America. | Opinion by @3xchair - 3 years ago

@_Ash_Clark: RT @Criterion: Our celebration of Melvin Van Peebles's unparalleled life & career continues with 4 new essays accompanying our box set rele… - 3 years ago

@nowtoronto: RT @normwilner: Here's @nowtoronto's What to Watch roundup for this weekend featuring our reviews of TITANE, THE GUILTY, MAID, THE MANY SAI… - 3 years ago

@jauhrich: Melvin Van Peebles. 1932-2021. Here he is answering the question "What is art?" in a 1997 interview for the doc "I'… - 3 years ago

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@katykrayb: RT @nprfreshair: TODAY: We remember the "Godfather of Black cinema," Melvin Van Peebles. And we remember Bishop John Shelby Spong, He was o… - 3 years ago

@katykrayb: @nprfreshair Listening to the late Melvin Van Peebles, I am blown away!! Beyond amazing! - 3 years ago

@jjespn: RT @Criterion: This 4-film collection pays tribute to the late renegade genius Melvin Van Peebles, whose caustic social observation, radica… - 3 years ago

@jjespn: RT @MSNBC: ‘Beautiful exit’: Mario Van Peebles, the son of the late Melvin Van Peebles, reflects on his iconic father’s film and civil righ… - 3 years ago

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@jjespn: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@hartshorne133: RT @Dr_Sportello: "He Won't Bleed Me," Huey P. Newton's analysis of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, with a brief int… - 3 years ago

@MRlgreenii: Melvin Van Peebles, fiercely independent filmmaker, dies at 89 - The Washington Post - 3 years ago

@Voltaire1999: RT @NRO: Melvin Van Peebles’s masterpiece defends America. | Opinion by @3xchair - 3 years ago

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@LyibovPop: RT @Dr_Sportello: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. Here is the Black Panther Party's review of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, published in their… - 3 years ago

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@mugiolemaina: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@aplacetoflop: Where to Watch the Films of Melvin Van Peebles - The New York Times - 3 years ago

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@TamaraJMadison: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

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@DeisaTab: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@PlankySmith: RT @DefectorMedia: Film lost Melvin Van Peebles just when it needed him most: - 3 years ago

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@l_Njeri: RT @wmnjoya: RIP to one of the revolutionary black film makers of the 1970s. Discovering Melvin van Peebles's story and actual film was of… - 3 years ago

@BlogWood: Film Lost Melvin Van Peebles Just When It Needed Him Most - 3 years ago

@Tio_Stephen: Mario Van Peebles on His Father’s Greatest Legacy: ‘He Put Black Power on the Screen for the First Time’… - 3 years ago

@Zaganashikwe: RT @Dr_Sportello: "He Won't Bleed Me," Huey P. Newton's analysis of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, with a brief int… - 3 years ago

@flame3568: RT @ForestWhitaker: The world has lost two extraordinary film icons, who blessed us with their gifts during our time with them. Melvin Van… - 3 years ago

@_virgabun: RT @Dr_Sportello: "He Won't Bleed Me," Huey P. Newton's analysis of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, with a brief int… - 3 years ago

@DrHarris1911: Mario Van Peebles Speaks About His Trailblazing Father Melvin Van Peebles - - 3 years ago

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@Mme_Riz: RT @FrenchCultureUS: Today, we remember author and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. A “Renaissance man” and Francophile, he pioneered modern B… - 3 years ago

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@City_Eye: RT @msc45: We all love Bond - and there are over 500 screenings this weekend in Bristol alone to catch 007 in action - however other films… - 3 years ago

@sandungacat: RT @Dr_Sportello: Melvin Van Peebles with Madlib. - 3 years ago

@FrenchCultureUS: Today, we remember author and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. A “Renaissance man” and Francophile, he pioneered moder… - 3 years ago

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@bmichaelAmerica: RT @bmichaelAmerica: Paying homage to two Black industry 🎭 icons / trailblazers! 🔥 Melvin Van Peebles and Cicely Tyson✨ We are loosing to… - 3 years ago

@TellUsTheTruth0: RT @chrisbournea: Great @FilmmakerMag profile of the late Melvin Van Pebbles. Until reading this, I didn't know he attended Ohio Wesleyan… - 3 years ago

@Jayemofficial: RT @812filmreviews: For @ebertvoices I wrote about the @Criterion Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films box set, and why it's a wonderful tri… - 3 years ago

@cat_shar: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

@MMCADC: #RipMarioVanPeebles In addition to pursuing his own career as an actor and filmmaker, the younger Van Peebles has b… - 3 years ago

@veadairavani: Unstoppable: Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis in Conver... - 3 years ago

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@GregProops: RT @GregProops: New Proopcast From The Fortress Of Proopitude Soul Sister Sarah Dash, Film Titan Melvin Van Peebles, Tales of Kiss,(Yes, Ki… - 3 years ago

@gianna_isabella: RT @IndieWire: Days after Melvin Van Peebles' death, his son Mario joined NYFF to salute his father's iconic "Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss S… - 3 years ago

@sherriebaby09: RT @TheFrankOzJam: A few years ago, at the entrance of MOMA in NYC, I saw an older black man being denied entrance to a film function. It… - 3 years ago

@FemaleCritics: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

@blackrockunited: RT @okayplayer: Groundbreaking director Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. A decorated novelist, actor, musician, and filmmaker, Van Peeb… - 3 years ago

@GirlyGirl694: RT @IndieWire: Days after Melvin Van Peebles' death, his son Mario joined NYFF to salute his father's iconic "Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss S… - 3 years ago

@wasmax2000: RT @IndieWire: Days after Melvin Van Peebles' death, his son Mario joined NYFF to salute his father's iconic "Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss S… - 3 years ago

@kirstinlcheers: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@IndieWire: Days after Melvin Van Peebles' death, his son Mario joined NYFF to salute his father's iconic "Sweet Sweetback's Ba… - 3 years ago

@boombabyjr: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@CrownedRoyal90: RT @bdharris51: Melvin Van Peebles said he didn’t see the things in the what world he wanted to see, so he created them himself. I don’t… - 3 years ago

@RonnieBquotes: Melvin Van Peebles: "This is one of the most intelligent interviews I ever had." RB: "Thank you very much, my friend. Take care." - 3 years ago

@EricMEsteves: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@fandole44: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@handtalker: RT @cheo_coker: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick and One Cool Cat” - 3 years ago

@AfroKong: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@4evrstardancer: RT @Variety: “True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer’s mentality,” the statement reads. “It meant appreciating the power, bea… - 3 years ago

@bscritic: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

@james_siejak: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@RCCH13711442: #NowPlaying Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme - 3 years ago

@23jordynn: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

@XanaduFitness: RT @Criterion: We're celebrating the renegade genius and unparalleled career of the late Melvin Van Peebles—director, writer, composer, act… - 3 years ago

@kaist455: RT @Afrofilmviewer: Melvin Van Peebles on Criterion Collection. My review. - 3 years ago

@TFActress: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@WillFilm4Food: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

@EverErika: RT @TheFrankOzJam: A few years ago, at the entrance of MOMA in NYC, I saw an older black man being denied entrance to a film function. It… - 3 years ago

@WomenVetsBiz: #RIP A Giant Of Black Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles Dies At 89 - 3 years ago

@hplbot: RT @Afrofilmviewer: Melvin Van Peebles on Criterion Collection. My review. - 3 years ago

@Afrofilmviewer: Melvin Van Peebles on Criterion Collection. My review. - 3 years ago

@candez12: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@TTBMJ: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@ArcEntel: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

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@Nick74D: RT @blackenterprise: Mario Van Peebles Speaks About His Trailblazing Father Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

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@LT38: RT @Criterion: We're celebrating the renegade genius and unparalleled career of the late Melvin Van Peebles—director, writer, composer, act… - 3 years ago

@gothisye: RT @mayascade: melvin van peebles in 1968 with his children mario (left) and megan (right). 📸: ebony magazine archives - 3 years ago

@tweetmyfilms: Mario Van Peebles on His Father’s Greatest Legacy: ‘He Put Black Power on the Screen for the First Time’… - 3 years ago

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@wellheeled: Broadway Revival Of Melvin Van Peebles’ ‘Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death’ Will Go On As Planned, But Now With… - 3 years ago

@iamsharonmorgan: Melvin Van Peebles obituary - 3 years ago

@KinoLorber: RT @NewYorker: Among the offerings in the New York Film Festival’s first-week premières, @tnyfrontrow believes that one stands out for its… - 3 years ago

@MrBGS101: RT @Criterion: We're celebrating the renegade genius and unparalleled career of the late Melvin Van Peebles—director, writer, composer, act… - 3 years ago

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@camihenny: RT @IndieWire: Mario Van Peebles on His Father’s Greatest Legacy: ‘He Put Black Power on the Screen for the First Time’ - 3 years ago

@MonkeysPawPub: RT @IndieWire: Mario Van Peebles on His Father’s Greatest Legacy: ‘He Put Black Power on the Screen for the First Time’ - 3 years ago

@IndieWire: Mario Van Peebles on His Father’s Greatest Legacy: ‘He Put Black Power on the Screen for the First Time’… - 3 years ago

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@MoneyTrain: RT @EBONYMag: Groundbreaking #filmmaker and novelist #MelvinVanPeebles, father of #director and #actor Mario Van Peebles, has passed away a… - 3 years ago

@robopulp: RT @media_flixze: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Filmmaker Who Liberated Black Cinema - 3 years ago

@DurgaGummadi6: RT @TheBeatWithAri: The worlds of cinema, theater, and civil rights are mourning the death and celebrating the life of Melvin Van Peebles,… - 3 years ago

@HollywoodHates: 'Melvin Van Peebles: The Essential Films' Showcases The Brilliance Of The Iconic Cinema Trailblazer filmmaking - 3 years ago

@aMustangSpirit_: RT @sundancefest: We mourn the loss of the unparalleled Melvin Van Peebles. As the godfather of Black Cinema, he was a storyteller, artist,… - 3 years ago

@tewchinzz: RT @mayascade: “the man has backed the black writer into a cultural bag, he will only allow him to write about the black problem.” — melvi… - 3 years ago

@media_flixze: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Filmmaker Who Liberated Black Cinema - 3 years ago

@jmarquiso: RT @mangiotto: At the end of our interview, Mario and Melvin Van Peebles each gave me a hug and called me "brother." The memory of that mad… - 3 years ago

@emmaland_0: Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@bdubuo: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick and One Cool Cat” - 3 years ago

@LaEsbilla: RT @AbadiaDeBerzano: Publicamos "En los márgenes del sistema:En recuerdo de Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)", obituario sobre el activista,… - 3 years ago

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@tyson067: RT @rolandsmartin: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick and One Cool Cat” - 3 years ago

@tedybear8: RT @cheo_coker: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick and One Cool Cat” - 3 years ago

@BearArmas: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@cheo_coker: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick and One Cool Cat” - 3 years ago

@curtjames: RT @IndieWire: Rest in peace, Melvin Van Peebles. The director's son, Mario, says: “Dad knew that Black images matter. If a picture is wort… - 3 years ago

@Lazoworks: RT @AbadiaDeBerzano: Publicamos "En los márgenes del sistema:En recuerdo de Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)", obituario sobre el activista,… - 3 years ago

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@mcfarlandsher: RT @davidalangrier: We’ve lost another lion, the true revolutionary, an artistic gangsta, cultural disrupter who forever changed the game R… - 3 years ago

@theuresamaven: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Nexus1O1: RT @aangelsala: Adiós a un mito Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@mbolo_popsz: RT @FramingBlacknes: Melvin Van Peebles appeared in several of his son, Mario's projects, starting with "Sonny Spoon" in the late 1980s. Ma… - 3 years ago

@LeftyChicano: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@mabsynthe: RT @Dr_Sportello: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. Here is the Black Panther Party's review of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, published in their… - 3 years ago

@AfricanaSmith: RT @FramingBlacknes: Melvin Van Peebles appeared in several of his son, Mario's projects, starting with "Sonny Spoon" in the late 1980s. Ma… - 3 years ago

@LetTheManSpeak1: "Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - The New York Times" I didn't know a pioneer and Her… - 3 years ago

@jcavallero: RT @wttw: #BlackVoicesWTTW remembers the Chicago native. - 3 years ago

@TVMCCA: RT @sepia_cinema: The Roger Ebert website asked me among a few others to write about our personal reminisces of the great Melvin Van Peeble… - 3 years ago

@NoTime4Comedy: RT @tcm: It is with a heavy heart that we share that our close friend and pioneering African-American auteur, Melvin Van Peebles, passed aw… - 3 years ago

@pdemps4247: RT @SankofaTravelHr: Damn R.I.P. Melvin Van Peebles. I remember watching Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss in a black film class in college. Fo… - 3 years ago

@RasCeylon: RT @ChairmanFredJr1: “I saw a Myriad of similarities between the late Minister Huey P. Newton & the late Melvin Van Peebles. In regards to… - 3 years ago

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@LetoOfTheDesert: RT @FramingBlacknes: Melvin Van Peebles appeared in several of his son, Mario's projects, starting with "Sonny Spoon" in the late 1980s. Ma… - 3 years ago

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@sujewafantastic: RT @FilmLinc: "A film of triumphant independence, SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG made Van Peebles a hero of the cinema and a hero of the… - 3 years ago

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@UptvF: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, 1932 – 2021 - 3 years ago

@eduin0407: RT @elsiglocomve: #CulturayEspectáculos | Muere Melvin Van Peebles icono del cine afroamericano #elsiglocomve 📲 - 3 years ago

@AuthenticGem9: RT @violadavis: RIP Melvin Van Peebles! Thank you for blazing a trail ❤ - 3 years ago

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@SCPublicRadio: NPR Remembrances ... including: actor AJ Johnson, Sarah Dash, George Holliday, actor Willie Garson, Melvin Van Peeb… - 3 years ago

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@Andrale_Marie: RT @sundancefest: We mourn the loss of the unparalleled Melvin Van Peebles. As the godfather of Black Cinema, he was a storyteller, artist,… - 3 years ago

@Andrale_Marie: RT @shadowandact: Iconic filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles has died at the age of 89. The groundbreaking auteur is considered to be a pioneering… - 3 years ago

@Andrale_Marie: RT @mayascade: “i wanted a movie black people could walk out of standing tall.” — melvin van peebles on his motivation to create films and… - 3 years ago

@Andrale_Marie: RT @TorraineWalker: Melvin Van Peebles literally created indie Black cinema. He was the writer, producer, director, star, soundtrack, marke… - 3 years ago

@Andrale_Marie: RT @Passionweiss: RIP Melvin Van Peebles, a genius auteur who sparked a revolution in '70s Black cinema, w/out whom the films of Tarantino… - 3 years ago

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@Honors_Zombie: RT @ChazEbert: Our writers Sergio Mims, @mozaffar, @Honors_Zombie and @petersob13 pay tribute to the late, great trailblazing filmmaker Mel… - 3 years ago

@CatDeSpira: RT @DanJackson1977: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. American Badassssss. Btw, If I have to explain the spelling, you wont get it. - 3 years ago

@Andrale_Marie: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

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@LordHasan: RT @sepia_cinema: @LordHasan The Roger Ebert website asked me among a few others to write about our personal reminisces of the great Melvin… - 3 years ago

@marquee_report: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick and One Cool Cat” - 3 years ago

@Kelby59: RT @ChazEbert: Our writers Sergio Mims, @mozaffar, @Honors_Zombie and @petersob13 pay tribute to the late, great trailblazing filmmaker Mel… - 3 years ago

@Decervelage: RT @Decervelage: Melvin Van Peebles succeeded by outsmarting everyone who stood in his way. He possessed a unique intense vision and quickl… - 3 years ago

@RebeccaMarival: RT @FramingBlacknes: Melvin Van Peebles appeared in several of his son, Mario's projects, starting with "Sonny Spoon" in the late 1980s. Ma… - 3 years ago

@respectdue2020: Melvin Van Peebles – Wisdom | The Big Heart (2015) | #Unseen - 3 years ago

@Sunshinin76: RT @FramingBlacknes: Melvin Van Peebles appeared in several of his son, Mario's projects, starting with "Sonny Spoon" in the late 1980s. Ma… - 3 years ago

@KenMatano: RT @mayascade: “i wanted a movie black people could walk out of standing tall.” — melvin van peebles on his motivation to create films and… - 3 years ago

@Educ8tusAll: RT @ChazEbert: Our writers Sergio Mims, @mozaffar, @Honors_Zombie and @petersob13 pay tribute to the late, great trailblazing filmmaker Mel… - 3 years ago

@southamptonfcf6: RT @FramingBlacknes: Melvin Van Peebles appeared in several of his son, Mario's projects, starting with "Sonny Spoon" in the late 1980s. Ma… - 3 years ago

@JoannyBwlm1988: RT @MissJuly_M: La vie incroyable de Melvin van Peebles qui aurait mérité bien plus d’honneurs en France. - 3 years ago

@hermelamelo: RT @MissJuly_M: La vie incroyable de Melvin van Peebles qui aurait mérité bien plus d’honneurs en France. - 3 years ago

@cemmcs_carl: Melvin Van Peebles, writer, director, ‘godfather of Black cinema,’ dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@thenowsound: @sbarnettjamison “We see birth as a miracle and death as a tragedy, but I believe it is just the flip side of the… - 3 years ago

@jgideont: @PosterHouseNYC great exhibit on blaxploitation. Seems a particularly poignant moment in light of Melvin van Peeble… - 3 years ago

@M_Starchild: RT @Complex: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. 💔🕊 - 3 years ago

@jyostna59883008: Melvin Van Peebles, trailblazing director and Black cinema champion, has died - 3 years ago

@EricWolfson: “Van Peebles scrounged & scraped together the funds, the talent & the self-promotion to become the most important i… - 3 years ago

@goldentextin: RT @RepBarbaraLee: My condolences go to the family and friends of Melvin Van Peebles, a true trailblazer of Black cinema. Melvin was a Rena… - 3 years ago

@MissJuly_M: La vie incroyable de Melvin van Peebles qui aurait mérité bien plus d’honneurs en France. - 3 years ago

@alejandromanc11: RT @RepBarbaraLee: My condolences go to the family and friends of Melvin Van Peebles, a true trailblazer of Black cinema. Melvin was a Rena… - 3 years ago

@OfficialKYChick: RT @inclasswithcarr: ALL-NEW: In Class with Carr with @KarenHunter and Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr)... (Ep. 81) Haiti, Sankofa and a Tribu… - 3 years ago

@Austin82043578: RIP Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@2RobJ: RT @inclasswithcarr: ALL-NEW: In Class with Carr with @KarenHunter and Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr)... (Ep. 81) Haiti, Sankofa and a Tribu… - 3 years ago

@allaboutmyfam: 😞Melvin Van Peebles Remembered by Son Mario: “A Pioneer, a Maverick” – The Hollywood Reporter - 3 years ago

@artdaily: Watching the films of Melvin Van Peebles #films #MelvinVanPeebles #art #newspaper Read more about this here:… - 3 years ago

@AcMidwestern: RT @RepBarbaraLee: My condolences go to the family and friends of Melvin Van Peebles, a true trailblazer of Black cinema. Melvin was a Rena… - 3 years ago

@i_AmMyBrand: RT @inclasswithcarr: ALL-NEW: In Class with Carr with @KarenHunter and Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr)... (Ep. 81) Haiti, Sankofa and a Tribu… - 3 years ago

@Jessica77502465: RT @davidalangrier: We’ve lost another lion, the true revolutionary, an artistic gangsta, cultural disrupter who forever changed the game R… - 3 years ago

@belmedia: Melvin Van Peebles wrote the do-it-yourself playbook for Black filmmakers - 3 years ago

@bushwickbaby: @longpauses Melvin Van Peebles! 😍😍 - 3 years ago

@SportsbyBrooks: RT @inclasswithcarr: ALL-NEW: In Class with Carr with @KarenHunter and Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr)... (Ep. 81) Haiti, Sankofa and a Tribu… - 3 years ago

@DsVision: RT @violadavis: RIP Melvin Van Peebles! Thank you for blazing a trail ❤ - 3 years ago

@BerkleyBearNews: RT @BerkleyBearNews: Filmmaker, Musician Melvin Van Peebles Dead at 89 - 3 years ago

@PappasStacy: RIP Melvin Van Peebles ! You will be truly missed! - 3 years ago

@rsmon77: #StewARama starts now, with a brief notice to the passing of Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@CultrHack: An 8-min tribute to the life and art of Mr Melvin Van Peebles, who we lost this week at the age of 89. He pretty mu… - 3 years ago

@gonzomike: RT @nelsongeorge: I just published MELVIN VAN PEEBLES - 3 years ago

@BreatheLove75: REST IN POWER KING..THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CINEMA, HISTORY AND CULTURE..#MELVINVANPEEBLES Open S… - 3 years ago

@grandted212: How Much Was Melvin Van Peebles Worth When He Died? - 3 years ago

@donmarie2018: RT @CNN: Melvin Van Peebles, a trailblazing director who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema in the 1970s, has died, his son… - 3 years ago

@WatkinsEducate: RT @inclasswithcarr: ALL-NEW: In Class with Carr with @KarenHunter and Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr)... (Ep. 81) Haiti, Sankofa and a Tribu… - 3 years ago

@FerCiclon86: RT @cementerio: Melvin Van Peebles, actor, director y guionista estadounidense, referente del movimiento cinematográfico "blaxploitation" d… - 3 years ago

@rudebwoyben1: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@nanayasleeps: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Prissedj1: RT @inclasswithcarr: Pioneer Filmmaker, Melvin Van Peebles, Dies at 89 @karenhunter @AfricanaCarr @Knarrative_ #InClassWithCarr #History… - 3 years ago

@Prissedj1: RT @inclasswithcarr: ALL-NEW: In Class with Carr with @KarenHunter and Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr)... (Ep. 81) Haiti, Sankofa and a Tribu… - 3 years ago

@AdofoBurkina: @MarioVanPeebles Rest in Peace Melvin Van Peebles. Found this out from another twitter feed, because I stay black here in the U K K K - 3 years ago

@wmboyle4: RT @mayascade: “you keep hearing all this bullshit about being right. as long as you are right you will eventually rise to the top... that’… - 3 years ago

@OGPotRoast: RT @WendellPierce: A True Maverick and Original Revolutionary Filmmaker. Making a way out of no way. A man who knew his worth and value. ht… - 3 years ago

@KKillgallen: RT @violadavis: RIP Melvin Van Peebles! Thank you for blazing a trail ❤ - 3 years ago

@Gina_G33: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@Mastermind_STL: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@RoyalQueenKenya: RT @davidalangrier: We’ve lost another lion, the true revolutionary, an artistic gangsta, cultural disrupter who forever changed the game R… - 3 years ago

@LaToyaFrazier18: RT @violadavis: RIP Melvin Van Peebles! Thank you for blazing a trail ❤ - 3 years ago

@okamune: RT @LeratoAnzjp: 『スウィート・スウィートバック』で知られる「ブラックムービーのゴッドファーザー」メルヴィン・ヴァン・ピーブルズが他界。89歳だった。 安らかに🙏🕯️ - 3 years ago

@JPinder: RT @nelsongeorge: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Filmmaker Who Liberated Black Cinema - 3 years ago

@MoonwalkerSwizz: RT @strongblacklead: Rest In Peace to Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black cinema. Your work proved our stories are worth being told on t… - 3 years ago

@FannishSunny: RT @TIFF_NET: Filmmaker. Artist. Author. Baadasssss. Remembering the Godfather of modern Black cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who passed away… - 3 years ago

@BoughtAtAPrice7: RT @nelsongeorge: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Filmmaker Who Liberated Black Cinema - 3 years ago

@LaNoireDe: RT @mayascade: “you keep hearing all this bullshit about being right. as long as you are right you will eventually rise to the top... that’… - 3 years ago

@Stone3030: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@cat_shar: RT @violadavis: RIP Melvin Van Peebles! Thank you for blazing a trail ❤ - 3 years ago

@EvelynMDouglas: RT @JowersWBB: RIP MELVIN VAN PEEBLES!!! One of our Legends - 3 years ago

@7fc4c3e9b274441: RT @blackenterprise: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@Entertain_BWR: Melvin Van Peebles: 'Godfather of black cinema' dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@NYTObits: Melvin Van Peebles, the filmmaker praised as the godfather of modern Black cinema and excoriated for helping midwif… - 3 years ago

@Xian_Elder: RT @mayascade: “you keep hearing all this bullshit about being right. as long as you are right you will eventually rise to the top... that’… - 3 years ago

@Arcoverity: RT @ForestWhitaker: The world has lost two extraordinary film icons, who blessed us with their gifts during our time with them. Melvin Van… - 3 years ago

@_NikThaDon: RT @violadavis: RIP Melvin Van Peebles! Thank you for blazing a trail ❤ - 3 years ago

@MrBroFo: RT @WBGO: Influential director Melvin Van Peebles died on Tuesday night at home in Manhattan. The 89-year-old director was best known for h… - 3 years ago

@C_Jill_Run: RT @glasscityfilm: Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Director Who Liberated Black Cinema – Variety - 3 years ago

@KerraDijon: RT @cheo_coker: Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, David Alan Grier Remember Melvin Van Peebles: “The Blueprint and Inspiration for Multiple Gene… - 3 years ago

@charluv2011: RT @freep: How Detroit helped the legendary Melvin Van Peebles launch 'Sweet Sweetback' to success - 3 years ago

@cjsabbagh1: RT @TambayObenson: “He wasn’t interested in appealing to white people for his humanity... At a time when others were striving to be aspirat… - 3 years ago

@mvbrat91: RT @TIFF_NET: Filmmaker. Artist. Author. Baadasssss. Remembering the Godfather of modern Black cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who passed away… - 3 years ago

@SwishMahoney34: RT @glasscityfilm: Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Director Who Liberated Black Cinema – Variety - 3 years ago

@biquette54: RT @franceinfo: Le cinéaste américain Melvin Van Peebles, pionnier de la "Blaxploitation", est mort à 89 ans - 3 years ago

@TimucinLeflef: RT @glasscityfilm: Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Director Who Liberated Black Cinema – Variety - 3 years ago

@LilHaumi: RT @Variety: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Filmmaker Who Liberated Black Cinema - 3 years ago

@123_INFO_TV: Mort à 89 ans du réalisateur Melvin Van Peebles, pionnier de la "blaxploitation": Le réalisateur, connu pour Sweet… - 3 years ago

@KFawnDennis: RT @ARRAYNow: Few people dare to be creative revolutionaries like Melvin Van Peebles. We are thankful for his impactful contributions to Bl… - 3 years ago

@KarimBoukercha1: RT @Telerama: Mort de Melvin Van Peebles, pionnier sulfureux du cinéma noir américain 🎬 - 3 years ago

@Bubbly_Bastard: RT @Criterion: “Personally, I do movies the way I cook: I put in what I like in case nobody else likes it and I have to eat it for the rest… - 3 years ago

@AmbidexterMan: "Watching the Films of Melvin Van Peebles" by Jason Bailey via NYT - 3 years ago

@Bronx2216: Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@CaraotaDigital: #23Sep #Entretenimiento | Murió Melvin Van Peebles, icono del cine afroamericano de los años 70 - 3 years ago

@reteofilo345: RT @Criterion: “Personally, I do movies the way I cook: I put in what I like in case nobody else likes it and I have to eat it for the rest… - 3 years ago

@DutchGodshalk: RT @Criterion: “Personally, I do movies the way I cook: I put in what I like in case nobody else likes it and I have to eat it for the rest… - 3 years ago

@glasscityfilm: Melvin Van Peebles, the Fearless Director Who Liberated Black Cinema – Variety - 3 years ago

@scottwhill: RT @MsPackyetti: Melvin Van Peebles was a legend, and always will be. rest in power, sir. - 3 years ago

@incognitolibido: RT @TorrinBlades: “They did the most dangerous thing..They gave me hope” -Melvin Van Peebles In conversation with Ossie Davis & Gordon P… - 3 years ago

@NENEEVE1: RT @nelsongeorge: I just published MELVIN VAN PEEBLES - 3 years ago

@MovieKessler: RT @MovieKessler: The Last Laugh (1924) dir. F.W. Murnau The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967) dir. Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@PluettStephane: RT @tylerperry: A great man lays a path for the next generation to follow! Thank you for being a great man. Your example has helped me to b… - 3 years ago

@sabarbarin: RT @davidalangrier: We’ve lost another lion, the true revolutionary, an artistic gangsta, cultural disrupter who forever changed the game R… - 3 years ago

@kingAle30068828: RT @Fresh_Flames1: May The Ancestors Be Pleased With The Genius Known As "Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Die… - 3 years ago

@medowlen_78: RT @NatoyaEbony: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles I still be cracking at that Living Single episode with him and his son, Mario. - 3 years ago

@JaneThom_2: RT @EBONYMag: Groundbreaking #filmmaker and novelist #MelvinVanPeebles, father of #director and #actor Mario Van Peebles, has passed away a… - 3 years ago

@BeniMacZ: RT @NYFA: All of us at NYFA mourn the loss of influential director, actor & writer, Melvin Van Peebles, considered by many to be the Godfat… - 3 years ago

@Biggie2Short: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@therealsacil: RT @kamerdumonde: @THR Melvin Van Peebles was also the first black man to hold a seat on the NYSE - 3 years ago

@MixMalikMarvel: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@RyanTylerThomas: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@Hollander66: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@Telerama: Mort de Melvin Van Peebles, pionnier sulfureux du cinéma noir américain 🎬 - 3 years ago

@heiressnessa: RT @EBONYMag: Groundbreaking #filmmaker and novelist #MelvinVanPeebles, father of #director and #actor Mario Van Peebles, has passed away a… - 3 years ago

@GoddessCru: RT @Dart_Adams: Melvin Van Peebles passed away? 50 years ago, his film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" was instrumental in not only cr… - 3 years ago

@ChrisWiltz: RIP to the legend Melvin Van Peebles. The documentary, How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It),… - 3 years ago

@WriteGavinWrite: The story/Q&A that came after 24-year-old Gavin got his ass handed to him by Melvin Van Peebles. It took me years t… - 3 years ago

@SimonaCroisette: RT @IMDb: We honor the life and legacy of trailblazing director Melvin Van Peebles, who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema.… - 3 years ago

@morethanapoet1: RT @ABC: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970… - 3 years ago

@maurobontempi: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@punchdouble: RT @IkeMoses: Melvin Van Peebles didn’t create blaxploitation. Hollywood ripped off Melvin Van Peebles to make blaxploitation and save its… - 3 years ago

@1973ARI: RT @soulsearcher216: 訃報1 メルヴィン・ヴァン・ピーブルス Melvin Van Peebles 映画監督、作家、レコーディング・アーティスト、2021年9月21日ニューヨーク・マンハッタンの自宅で家族に看取られながら死去。89歳。いわゆる「ブラック・シネ… - 3 years ago

@edu_bonafonte: RT @faustianovich: Adiós al cool Melvin Van Peebles, padre putativo de la blaxploit 70s gracias a las seminales LA PERMISSION, WATERMELON M… - 3 years ago

@theblacktlowe: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@kinsellawarren: What an extraordinary guy. Read about his life. “Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89” - 3 years ago

@dirty_kudo: RT @ClementRauger: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. Awesome director and collaborator for the French satirical magazine Hara Kiri. - 3 years ago

@Glen_Maney: RT @FilmLinc: R.I.P. Melvin Van Peebles 💜 - 3 years ago

@Shxrk27: RT @AnisRhali: Melvin Van Peebles est décédé et pour une fois j’ai pas vu l’info en premier sur Twitter donc je relaie. Sachez que c’est un… - 3 years ago

@herman_walraet: 'Peetvader van de zwarte cinema' Melvin Van Peebles overleden /via @NOS - 3 years ago

@Miskir27139216: RT @NicolaADeMarco: Melvin Van Peebles, trailblazing director and Black cinema champion, has died - 3 years ago

@RadioMaw: A Giant Of Black Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles Dies At 89 - 3 years ago

@BenMallie: RIP Melvin Van Peebles 😰 #MelvinVanPeebles - 3 years ago

@jdjongumzidenga: RT @tariqnasheed: #RestInPower to the OG Melvin Van Peebles. Melvin helped me with some business deals some years back. Real stand-up dud… - 3 years ago

@HeadNinja007: RT @elleschneider: Melvin Van Peebles was the 3rd Black director on a Hollywood feature, only "discovered" after he left the US to make a c… - 3 years ago

@HeadNinja007: RT @FRANCE24: Melvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking filmmaker and playwright, dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@AtticusCabiria: RT @filmes_e_filmes: Faleceu ontem (21), aos 89 anos, um dos gigantes do cinema americano, Melvin Van Peebles.😥 Diretor, roteirista, ator… - 3 years ago

@HeadNinja007: RT @France24_en: Melvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking filmmaker and playwright, dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@surrealsermons: RT @_mothers__: Rest in Peace, to an icon — Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@jazzfunklovers: RT @soulsearcher216: 訃報2 メルヴィン・ヴァン・ピーブルス Melvin Van Peebles 作家として著作を発表しながら映像メディアに進出。「ブラック・シネマ」がまだメジャーから認められずインディでやりだした頃からの映像作家。1971年発表映画『スイ… - 3 years ago

@GalacJcM: RT @Complex: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. 💔🕊 - 3 years ago

@jazzfunklovers: RT @soulsearcher216: 訃報1 メルヴィン・ヴァン・ピーブルス Melvin Van Peebles 映画監督、作家、レコーディング・アーティスト、2021年9月21日ニューヨーク・マンハッタンの自宅で家族に看取られながら死去。89歳。いわゆる「ブラック・シネ… - 3 years ago

@laurent_fintoni: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@MaadiHotti: RT @people: Melvin Van Peebles, Icon of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@pod_hard: RT @TheMikeFury: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. He said “I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it but if they don't, I'm prepare… - 3 years ago

@shiftywatt: Rest forever in paradise King 💜 But more than a history lesson, because history can tell a lot of stories," he said… - 3 years ago

@molarawood: RT @Criterion: Here’s the full text of our announcement on the passing of Melvin Van Peebles: - 3 years ago

@vizzon11: "Dad knew that Black images matter. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth? We want to be t… - 3 years ago

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@bbray27: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@_baileyhalll: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@JohnParrington: RIP Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@Inusuke009: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@hjanovervo: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@Jonesin_ToTweet: RT @NatoyaEbony: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles I still be cracking at that Living Single episode with him and his son, Mario. - 3 years ago

@ks_1968: RT @msc45: So sad to hear about Melvin Van Peebles - an inspirational creative force. It was a privilege to bring his debut feature The St… - 3 years ago

@jeromeschrepf: RT @Complex: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. 💔🕊 - 3 years ago

@phlpc: RT @empiremagazine: Filmmaking legend Melvin Van Peebles has died, aged 89: - 3 years ago

@TheSusuBunny: RT @CharleyMacorn: RIP to Melvin Van Peebles. This story for the production of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song always stuck with me. http… - 3 years ago

@Baron3121: @PRN2016 @Variety Melvin Van Peebles - American actor, filmmaker, playwright, novelist and composer. He is known fo… - 3 years ago

@Saraplenty: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@HailSeitan6: RT @Criterion: Here’s the full text of our announcement on the passing of Melvin Van Peebles: - 3 years ago

@poochivicious: RT @travisfromdabk_: Never forget when Melvin Van Peebles and his son, Mario Van Peebles, guest starred on an episode of Living Single. Tha… - 3 years ago

@christyluvsla: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@christyluvsla: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@Meandyoupod: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@cartermagazine: The Legendary Melvin Van Peebles CARTER™️ Magazine - 3 years ago

@Margot_Murasz: RT @IMDb: We honor the life and legacy of trailblazing director Melvin Van Peebles, who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema.… - 3 years ago

@DevBook24: Rip 🪦 Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@DJ_Thundercat: RT @Criterion: Here’s the full text of our announcement on the passing of Melvin Van Peebles: - 3 years ago

@KILOMcMILLIAN: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@DJ_Thundercat: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@BILLYVINCENT00: RIP OG Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@juan_bautistajr: RT @IMDb: We honor the life and legacy of trailblazing director Melvin Van Peebles, who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema.… - 3 years ago

@WeLovePierre: RT @IMDb: We honor the life and legacy of trailblazing director Melvin Van Peebles, who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema.… - 3 years ago

@robinsonishyde: RT @DrewMcWeeny: Melvin Van Peebles wasn't just a breakthrough Black filmmaker, he was a landmark American independent filmmaker. He lived… - 3 years ago

@DJ_Thundercat: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@Jay_3085: RT @TheAcademy: "I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don't, I'm prepared to enjoy it all by myself."… - 3 years ago

@slimyburrito: RT @Passionweiss: RIP Melvin Van Peebles, a genius auteur who sparked a revolution in '70s Black cinema, w/out whom the films of Tarantino… - 3 years ago

@theTINMAN_1971: RT @TananariveDue: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@GilbertLong15: RT @tariqnasheed: #RestInPower to the OG Melvin Van Peebles. Melvin helped me with some business deals some years back. Real stand-up dud… - 3 years ago

@Ickyneezer: RT @RosyShepherdess: Melvin Van Peebles once called the house by accident (a few digits were off.) My aunt picked up the phone and they ha… - 3 years ago

@kylecassidy: Remembering Melvin Van Peebles. One of the most badass people I ever knew. - 3 years ago

@CaineCoko: RT @TheRealAntonioA: RIP to the legendary director, playwright,actor, and composer Melvin Van Peebles🙏🕊 - 3 years ago

@FramedRed: RT @blkcreatives: When Melvin Van Peebles self-financed Sweetback, he at first refused to submit his film for approval for ratings. It ende… - 3 years ago

@BeeEemDoubleU: R.I.P. Melvin Van Peebles, writer-director-star of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song - 3 years ago

@filmmakerflying: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@glennsaddler: rip Melvin Van Peebles where would we be without you? - 3 years ago

@13_Films: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@iL1st3n: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@bcnul8tr: RT @IkeMoses: Melvin Van Peebles didn’t create blaxploitation. Hollywood ripped off Melvin Van Peebles to make blaxploitation and save its… - 3 years ago

@onitnyc07: RT @rolandsmartin: BREAKING NEWS: acclaimed director Melvin Van Peebles has passed away at the age of 89. He is the father of director-acto… - 3 years ago

@ClareMc13: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@MotherTheresa46: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@millamoo: Melvin Van Peebles, trailblazing director and Black cinema champion, has died - 3 years ago

@earthlor3: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@xx_melissa_: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@Valmont103: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@finchatensafari: RT @davidalangrier: We’ve lost another lion, the true revolutionary, an artistic gangsta, cultural disrupter who forever changed the game R… - 3 years ago

@franklinleonard: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@55andwhat: RT @donwinslow: Melvin Van Peebles Remembered: Spike Lee, David Alan Grier & Barry Jenkins Among Those Paying Tribute To Cinema’s “True Rev… - 3 years ago

@NouriNv: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@CruverKendahl: RT @IndieFocus: “Somebody once asked me, ‘Melvin, how’d you get to the top?’ “It was simple. Nobody would let me in at the bottom.” https:/… - 3 years ago

@abairdcook: RT @lmckr: I did my HS senior paper on him and Sweet Sweetback. He was cool before I knew what cool was. RIP Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@sponson: RT @edroso: Catch this -- on Broadway! On the TONY AWARDS! Took the top of my head off when I saw this as a boy. RIP Melvin Van Peebles h… - 3 years ago

@natkingh0le: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@YogiSunlight: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@JamelRolle: RT @Variety: Because he couldn’t afford a traditional marketing campaign, he used the film’s soundtrack album to build awareness for the mo… - 3 years ago

@sexxor: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@ardennegrl: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@_sydney_chanel_: RT @travisfromdabk_: Never forget when Melvin Van Peebles and his son, Mario Van Peebles, guest starred on an episode of Living Single. Tha… - 3 years ago

@nakaylamonet: RT @_mothers__: Rest in Peace, to an icon — Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@LaToyaFrazier18: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@AaronM: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@GwenieThinks: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@photosbynae: RT @NatoyaEbony: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles I still be cracking at that Living Single episode with him and his son, Mario. - 3 years ago

@EdmoniaGuerin: RT @HuffPost: The groundbreaking director ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced many filmmakers. - 3 years ago

@Slanderpanic: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@NBAYoungDude345: RT @TheRealAntonioA: RIP to the legendary director, playwright,actor, and composer Melvin Van Peebles🙏🕊 - 3 years ago

@BrandonLHughes1: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@jkyhcbll: RT @Variety: “True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer’s mentality,” the statement reads. “It meant appreciating the power, bea… - 3 years ago

@SuzieDempster: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@TheHyLife: RT @travisfromdabk_: Never forget when Melvin Van Peebles and his son, Mario Van Peebles, guest starred on an episode of Living Single. Tha… - 3 years ago

@NBAYoungDude345: RT @ThatEricAlper: Melvin Van Peebles, the godfather of modern Black cinema as a brilliant filmmaker and actor behind 1970s films Watermelo… - 3 years ago

@DelNumber1: RT @davidalangrier: We’ve lost another lion, the true revolutionary, an artistic gangsta, cultural disrupter who forever changed the game R… - 3 years ago

@las2261: RT @omelete: Morre o cineasta Melvin Van Peebles, pioneiro do movimento Blaxploitation, aos 89 anos. Saiba mais: - 3 years ago

@AdeleBatchelder: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@Gluke76Quincy: RT @dwannb: Rest in Peace to the great Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@NBAYoungDude345: RT @tariqnasheed: #RestInPower to the OG Melvin Van Peebles. Melvin helped me with some business deals some years back. Real stand-up dud… - 3 years ago

@FashionandFaith: RT @TheAcademy: "I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it, but if they don't, I'm prepared to enjoy it all by myself."… - 3 years ago

@GG70556462: @IndieWire RIP, Melvin Van Peebles. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends‼️😢 - 3 years ago

@Myvotecountz: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@mssunn777: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@NBAYoungDude345: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@tbuchanan2: RT @business: Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wav… - 3 years ago

@enlightenment64: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@DeeSTEM_Teach: RT @JasonIsbell: Wait a minute, filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who gave Earth Wind & Fire their big break by hiring them to record the sound… - 3 years ago

@hystys: メルヴィン・ヴァン・ピーブルズ。ゴッドファーザー・オブ・ブラック・シネマ。89歳。この人がいなければ始まらなかった。映画/サントラはもちろん、本人名義のスポークンワード作品も内容を完璧に理解できないのに集めていた。息子はマリオ・ヴ… - 3 years ago

@davidaquinley21: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@melaninxhalide: RT @Dart_Adams: Earth, Wind & Fire w/Melvin Van Peebles "Come On Feet" (1971): - 3 years ago

@SweetKixx: Trailblazing filmmaker who paved the way for every single black filmmaker alive today, Melvin Van Peebles, father o… - 3 years ago

@CharsMightyWeb: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@rickfriel: RIP Melvin Van Peebles ♥️ Melvin Van Peebles Dead: ‘Watermelon Man,’ ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song’ Director W… - 3 years ago

@BugsGroove: RT @blackfaurest: RIP Melvin Van Peebles, legend. Years ago MVP and Amiri Baraka read at a fundraiser for the Brooklyn elementary school PS… - 3 years ago

@KiingJohnDoe: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@dishakk_: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@MJFan33607: RT @TheRoot: Melvin Van Peebles, the Godfather of Black Film, Is Dead at 89 - 3 years ago

@brandnewraygun: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@tashalharrison: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Audrey_E_Ander: RT @Variety: “Sweet Sweetback” will be screened at the New York Film Festival this week for a 50th anniversary tribute. - 3 years ago

@mr_luck07: RT @Dart_Adams: Melvin Van Peebles interview in Detroit in 1971 promoting his film "Sweet Sweetback's Baaadaaaasss Song": - 3 years ago

@lilmissbrainiac: RT @IndieWire: Rest in peace, Melvin Van Peebles. The director's son, Mario, says: “Dad knew that Black images matter. If a picture is wort… - 3 years ago

@wvfilmmaker: RT @letterboxd: Rest in Peace to the legendary Godfather of Black Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles (1932—2021). 🖤 - 3 years ago

@RMenezes24: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

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@DocDrew59: RT @blackinfonet: Rest In Peace to the Godfather of Black Cinema, #MelvinVanPeebles. ❤️🕊 📰: - 3 years ago

@amaxwell986: RT @Variety: “True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer’s mentality,” the statement reads. “It meant appreciating the power, bea… - 3 years ago

@MaqueEsquire: RT @Passionweiss: RIP Melvin Van Peebles, a genius auteur who sparked a revolution in '70s Black cinema, w/out whom the films of Tarantino… - 3 years ago

@DwanTurner: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@kungfulasers: Melvin Van Peebles. An absolute legend. I have nothing but respect for how hard he worked to help Black folks be s… - 3 years ago

@Hep1914: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@KaiNicol1: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@CMajor402: RT @RustyCundieff: Melvin Van Peebles has left the earthly sphere. His work and influence will remain. Condolences to @MarioVanPeebles hi… - 3 years ago

@Kev_Dies_Twice: RT @carolineavenue: My favorite Melvin van Peebles story that I just heard five minutes ago concerns his contracting gonorrhea during the u… - 3 years ago

@uDiscoverMusic: “In an unparalleled career distinguished by relentless innovation, boundless curiosity, and spiritual empathy, Melv… - 3 years ago

@alwayslat8: RT @cheo_coker: A giant. Ah, man. Rest in peace. The night I met Melvin was the same night I decided to become a filmmaker... - 3 years ago

@BugggggyBoo: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@btouch: RT @lmckr: I did my HS senior paper on him and Sweet Sweetback. He was cool before I knew what cool was. RIP Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@irenaissancex: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

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@DeadlineDominic: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@j0hnnybarksdale: If you've never seen Watermelon Man, check it out RIP Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@the_hoyk: RT @RustyCundieff: Melvin Van Peebles has left the earthly sphere. His work and influence will remain. Condolences to @MarioVanPeebles hi… - 3 years ago

@Dahri85Waqar: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@AfroAmEx: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@cocobunny2: RT @TheShadeRoom: We are sending our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Melvin Van Peebles. According to @yahoonews, he passed away y… - 3 years ago

@the_hoyk: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@ElectronicJack: RT @cheo_coker: A giant. Ah, man. Rest in peace. The night I met Melvin was the same night I decided to become a filmmaker... - 3 years ago

@black_edged: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@beccanalia: RT @Massawyrm: RATED X BY AN ALL WHITE JURY remains one the greatest taglines of all time, as well as perhaps the greatest act of rebellion… - 3 years ago

@JackJamJim: RT @Variety: “True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer’s mentality,” the statement reads. “It meant appreciating the power, bea… - 3 years ago

@ImAndrewFrancis: R.I.P. Melvin Van Peebles 🖤 - 3 years ago

@Ruby_Stevens: RT @carolineavenue: My favorite Melvin van Peebles story that I just heard five minutes ago concerns his contracting gonorrhea during the u… - 3 years ago

@CortneyMiller22: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@yuhitsyugi: RT @theblcklst: RIP Melvin Van Peebles, a true Renaissance man and trailblazing independent filmmaker. Fifty years ago, Van Peebles made… - 3 years ago

@wildeal_: RT @bertrandhadet: Melvin van Peebles, un des pères de la Blaxploitation, est mort à l’âge de 89 ans. - 3 years ago

@_Cliffton_: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@yapaham: RT @RottenTomatoes: The “Godfather of Black Cinema’ Melvin Van Peebles, best known for his film ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’ has pass… - 3 years ago

@alexisbbrown12: RT @Variety: Van Peebles’ “Sweet Sweetback” was a groundbreaking film a few times over. The filmmaker financed and released the film indepe… - 3 years ago

@JackJamJim: RT @Variety: “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection. “If a picture is wor… - 3 years ago

@ShawnWe75633259: RT @laptop_lasane: In honor of Melvin Van Peebles, go watch Watermelon Man 🙏🏾🍉 - 3 years ago

@HockeyPhotos: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@mrbeaks: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@smaragduss: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Dart_Adams: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@MyaMelody7: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Hellarryis: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@khoisanxjahroot: RT @laptop_lasane: In honor of Melvin Van Peebles, go watch Watermelon Man 🙏🏾🍉 - 3 years ago

@amockingbird: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@SirSethamus: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Prof_Wayne: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@fredambroisine: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@tyler_lieberman: ⚡️ “Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89” by @Variety - 3 years ago

@justwrite115: RT @NatoyaEbony: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles I still be cracking at that Living Single episode with him and his son, Mario. - 3 years ago

@JesseW8nmbrs: RT @SqueeProjects: A sad goodbye to Melvin Van Peebles, a giant of cinema. - 3 years ago

@nyvinter: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@TyesheaS1: RT @NatoyaEbony: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles I still be cracking at that Living Single episode with him and his son, Mario. - 3 years ago

@tashawnjones_: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@QBF4LYF: RT @TheMikeFury: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. He said “I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it but if they don't, I'm prepare… - 3 years ago

@masharn_lewis: @TaureanReign we lost another legend - 3 years ago

@CHERYLM1937: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, the influential filmmaker behind “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song,” and father of director and actor Mar… - 3 years ago

@CamiloSmith: Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@soose66ny: RT @lmauricecpr: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside.… - 3 years ago

@Kev_Dies_Twice: RT @TheMikeFury: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. He said “I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it but if they don't, I'm prepare… - 3 years ago

@ZoraToniMaya: RT @_mothers__: Rest in Peace, to an icon — Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@spencer_parsons: RT @krobcecil: Saw Melvin Van Peebles first film, Story of a Three Day Pass, at Film Forum earlier this year. In that he uses the double… - 3 years ago

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@721JMG: RT @franklinleonard: Rest in Peace, Melvin Van Peebles. Godfather of Black cinema, Godfather of (all) American independent cinema, and so… - 3 years ago

@Kedzior504: RT @lmauricecpr: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside.… - 3 years ago

@khoisanxjahroot: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@jpcinema: RT @CitizenScreen: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@RodneyCarlstrom: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@Mondakwe: RT @Criterion: Here’s the full text of our announcement on the passing of Melvin Van Peebles: - 3 years ago

@cuthroathoughts: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@erickohn: RT @laurencekardish: Melvin Van Peebles who died today was a passionate original and a friend. I am proud of the MoMA retro we organized in… - 3 years ago

@Gabe_The_Joker: RT @letterboxd: Rest in Peace to the legendary Godfather of Black Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles (1932—2021). 🖤 - 3 years ago

@Manofcolor_: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@RamoneMurdock: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@AristotleBAM: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@antwanSMITH305: RT @TheShadeRoom: We are sending our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Melvin Van Peebles. According to @yahoonews, he passed away y… - 3 years ago

@hocusfocusnerd: RT @letterboxd: Rest in Peace to the legendary Godfather of Black Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles (1932—2021). 🖤 - 3 years ago

@PCS_CLUB: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@johndegarson: RT @NatoyaEbony: #RIP Melvin Van Peebles I still be cracking at that Living Single episode with him and his son, Mario. - 3 years ago

@BlackBeret1234: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@DeRay_Shawn: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@emmahalebian: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@falsebinary: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@GodBodhi: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@PetitPlaideur23: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@ldywdefitness: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@horrordwarf: RT @franklinleonard: Rest in Peace, Melvin Van Peebles. Godfather of Black cinema, Godfather of (all) American independent cinema, and so… - 3 years ago

@soulville_tokyo: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@nakamachirabu: RT @Massawyrm: RATED X BY AN ALL WHITE JURY remains one the greatest taglines of all time, as well as perhaps the greatest act of rebellion… - 3 years ago

@nickdjohns: RT @TheMikeFury: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. He said “I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it but if they don't, I'm prepare… - 3 years ago

@Narbiz: RT @TheMikeFury: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. He said “I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it but if they don't, I'm prepare… - 3 years ago

@TheDaniBethea: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@AmericanoFLA: RT @BLKLiberation84: May he rest in peace.❤🙏🏽🕊 - 3 years ago

@CarlaWVTM13: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@RustyCundieff: Melvin Van Peebles has left the earthly sphere. His work and influence will remain. Condolences to… - 3 years ago

@JonaldIsley: RT @cheo_coker: A giant. Ah, man. Rest in peace. The night I met Melvin was the same night I decided to become a filmmaker... - 3 years ago

@TheDaniBethea: RT @Criterion: Here’s the full text of our announcement on the passing of Melvin Van Peebles: - 3 years ago

@DJMASACHOOSETS: RT @cj2639: おはようにっぽん Melvin Van Peebles - Sweetback's Theme - 3 years ago

@riachung00: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@btmeacham: RIP Melvin Van Peebles, absolute legend. I’ll never forget the night I was somehow invited to dinner with him in 20… - 3 years ago

@Delavega10000: RT @Serjones: 2021, o ano em que nos despedimos de Melvin van Peebles, o pai do cinema blaxpoitation - 3 years ago

@allVishal: RT @franklinleonard: Rest in Peace, Melvin Van Peebles. Godfather of Black cinema, Godfather of (all) American independent cinema, and so… - 3 years ago

@mosjev: The exact definition of a trailblazer. He literally redefined the "rules" of what cinema "should be". #LEGEND - 3 years ago

@nwalker94: RT @pramsey342: Man, RIP to Melvin Van Peebles, legend and revolutionary. - 3 years ago

@T_Lawson: RT @jlalibs: The impassioned letter that Melvin Van Peebles sent to the MPAA to protest the absurd X-rating handed to SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAA… - 3 years ago

@MarshalineQ: RT @franklinleonard: Rest in Peace, Melvin Van Peebles. Godfather of Black cinema, Godfather of (all) American independent cinema, and so… - 3 years ago

@Bina30140997: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@Red1988Deep: RT @Birdapres: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. Independent musical and cinematic visionary. Industry print ad from my personal archives. - 3 years ago

@shawty_tank: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@TJ_Paperstacks: RT @MatthewACherry: Damn. Rest In Peace Melvin Van Peebles. The blueprint and inspiration for multiple generations of filmmakers. A whole l… - 3 years ago

@CraterOnMercury: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@1Lilnurse: RT @ArevaMartin: RIP #MelvinVanPeebles. Beautiful words from his son Mario Van Peebles about his dad’s vision and belief in Black images. H… - 3 years ago

@DoctorEarthDDS: RT @carolineavenue: My favorite Melvin van Peebles story that I just heard five minutes ago concerns his contracting gonorrhea during the u… - 3 years ago

@BizarreOddities: RT @TheOldHollywood: RIP the visionary Melvin Van Peebles, who has passed away at the age of 89. A prolific fiction writer before moving i… - 3 years ago

@JonathanLondon: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@doublechi21: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@beeyahspeaks: RT @BlackGirlNerds: Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, best known for his film ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’, and father of director Mario… - 3 years ago

@benis_binny: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@NEWTRASHCREW: RT @imLeor: RIP the legend Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@grandmasterfaqs: RT @MTFIII: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 Considered by many to be the godfather of modern black cinema, Van Pe… - 3 years ago

@vincent404: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@Anotherfilmnerd: RT @TheMikeFury: RIP Melvin Van Peebles. He said “I make a film like I cook for friends. I hope they like it but if they don't, I'm prepare… - 3 years ago

@shessosardonic: RT @BLKLiberation84: May he rest in peace.❤🙏🏽🕊 - 3 years ago

@TheArmag3ddon: RT @Variety: Melvin Van Peebles, Influential Director, Actor and Writer, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@briansurrattSEA: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@wallsallaround: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@BadAxxBree: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@KingOfKungFool: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@TheTimConnelly: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@kyalbr: RT @812filmreviews: My early review is that the Melvin Van Peebles Criterion box set is a very loving tribute from Mario Van Peebles to his… - 3 years ago

@Anarcish: RT @carolineavenue: My favorite Melvin van Peebles story that I just heard five minutes ago concerns his contracting gonorrhea during the u… - 3 years ago

@rnandree: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@steveleggettlc: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@babyjaynerocks: RT @1hood: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@Dani_Dramatics: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89. Considered by many to be the godfather of modern Black cinema, Van Peebles was an influential l… - 3 years ago

@homeboynxtdoor: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@trademarktaz: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@rwcdeux: RIP Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@FoxxyGlamKitty: RT @MatthewACherry: Damn. Rest In Peace Melvin Van Peebles. The blueprint and inspiration for multiple generations of filmmakers. A whole l… - 3 years ago

@2buttaflyy: RT @BlackGirlNerds: Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, best known for his film ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’, and father of director Mario… - 3 years ago

@kteemac: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@B_Ajayi: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@Variety: Van Peebles’ “Sweet Sweetback” was a groundbreaking film a few times over. The filmmaker financed and released the… - 3 years ago

@dfriend: Melvin Van Peebles, influential director of "Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song," dies at 89. He also appeared in a… - 3 years ago

@ValentineXIV: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@ChunkySpyce: RT @franklinleonard: Rest in Peace, Melvin Van Peebles. Godfather of Black cinema, Godfather of (all) American independent cinema, and so… - 3 years ago

@DwayneDuggerII: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@djfamouslee: Gun shots for Melvin Van Peebles. - 3 years ago

@ndundlela: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@BoomBizzle: RT @MatthewACherry: Damn. Rest In Peace Melvin Van Peebles. The blueprint and inspiration for multiple generations of filmmakers. A whole l… - 3 years ago

@Kelyshia: RT @IndieWire: Melvin Van Peebles Dies: Iconic Filmmaker, Actor, and Novelist Was 89 - 3 years ago

@CastIronIdiot: RT @Criterion: Here’s the full text of our announcement on the passing of Melvin Van Peebles: - 3 years ago

@kb809802: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@Lgang_unlimited: RT @rolandsmartin: BREAKING NEWS: acclaimed director Melvin Van Peebles has passed away at the age of 89. He is the father of director-acto… - 3 years ago

@larrymizelljr: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@imLeor: RIP the legend Melvin Van Peebles - 3 years ago

@jdrodrigues: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@earljenkins: RT @RottenTomatoes: The “Godfather of Black Cinema’ Melvin Van Peebles, best known for his film ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’ has pass… - 3 years ago

@_faithyywaithyy: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

@earljenkins: RT @Massawyrm: RATED X BY AN ALL WHITE JURY remains one the greatest taglines of all time, as well as perhaps the greatest act of rebellion… - 3 years ago

@sistadbarnes: RT @THR: Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89 - 3 years ago

@rl3mailcom: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@blkcoffeeco: RT @ava: “You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework you have. And don’t look outside. Look in… - 3 years ago

@blacklikemyart: RT @Criterion: We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with… - 3 years ago

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